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Exclusive: Digg’s iPhone App Launches Wednesday [SCREENSHOTS]

Digg’s much anticipated native application for iPhone is set to make its debut tomorrow, Mashable has learned. We’ve obtained a few screenshots, which you can check out below.

News of an impending iPhone app leaked back in October, when Kevin Rose mentioned it in an interview. Now, Diggers will finally get a native application that supports browsing popular, upcoming and recent stories across topics, as well what looks like the ability to Digg and bury stories from within the app. Each story also appears to have options for navigating comments and related stories.

The launch comes at a key time for Digg, who recently unveiled plans for a major overhaul of its entire site. A big part of that overhaul includes mobile, where since 2007 Digg has offered only an iPhone-optimized version of its site. We imagine Digg's tech-savvy audience will be quick to embrace the native app, and expect apps for other platforms and the continued rollout of features for the new Digg to continue at an aggressive pace (in fact, the site's revamped buttons and widgets just debuted earlier today).

For now, some screenshots of the app, which should arrive in the app store at some point on Wednesday:

Update: The app is now available, at least in some European countries. We'll let you know when it's live in the US.

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